Cat Ownership Around the World

• A survey in Chile revealed that 49.9% of the respondents had at least one cat. The average number of cats per household was 2.2. 
• Russia has the highest number of cat owners in the world at 59%. 
• In the U. S., cat owners account for 43% while in the UK, they account for 32%. 
• Cats are less common in Asia. Japan and China have ownerships of 16% each.
• South Korea has the least cat ownership at 9%.  
• The cat ownership populations in the following countries are:
• USA- 74,059,000.
• China- 53,100,000.  
• Russia- 17,800,000 .
• Brazil- 12,466,000 .
• France- 11,480,000.  
• Germany- 8,200,000.  
• UK- 8,000,000 .
• Italy- 7,400,000.  
• Ukraine- 7,350,000.  
• Japan- 7,300,000 .
• Women are more likely to live with a cat (25% of men versus 22% of men have a cat).

Summary of Early Findings

• Our first hour of research focused on collecting different statistics surrounding cat ownership around the world and determining whether all the requested information was available, which it is.
• As requested, our geographical focus was global.
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